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  • I didn't think the vase was plain at all! I thought it was quite "ornate".
    ugly
    fancy
    boring
    yellow
  • Tim was "irate" that they lost the game, but he took a deep breath and felt better.
    sad
    frustrated
    confused
    excited
  • Sam felt "elated" when he found out he was going to Disney World.
    thrilled
    annoyed
    tired
    disappointed
  • Grandma Marie loved to "indulge" her grandchildren whenever she was watching them, giving them all the things they were never allowed to have, like soda and greasy food.
    starve
    humor
    spoil
    ignore
  • The "counterfeit" money was not taken at the register.
    expensive
    super
    blue
    fake
  • I have a "slight" idea about how to solve that math problem, but I'm not sure.
    small
    bright
    no idea
    great
  • Wolves like to stay in their "Pack". They do not like to leave the group.
    bag
    store
    box
    group
  • The queen looked "regal" in her bejeweled crown and royal robes.
    scary
    silly
    majestic
    beautiful
  • The science fair needed "impartial" judges: they had to have no biases towards any of the contestants so that it would be fair.
    negative
    open-minded
    wealthy
    expert
  • Mya was nervous for the first day of school. She was an "introvert", and her timidity made it hard for her to make new friends.
    outsider
    a shy person
    class clown
    new student
  • Today in math, we learned to write the "numeral" 8.
    letter
    math problem
    number
    addition
  • During the winter, a tree's branches are "bare".
    has lots of fruit
    full of leaves
    empty
    a big animal
  • Francesca was not "sentimental" about the old maple tree in the front yard. Although it had been important to her family to many generations, she had no trouble deciding to cut it down.
    happy
    angry
    emotional
    tired
  • There was a long "hiatus" in the television broadcast. This pause was caused by technical problems.
    break
    noise
    show
    announcement
  • We did not do a good job on our homework, so the teacher made us "redo" it.
    throw it away
    forget it
    color it
    do it again
  • The "cruel" man broke into the house and stole the TV.
    nice
    mean
    angry
    smart
  • Mia was being very "antagonistic" towards her sister. She kept picking fights with her.
    silly
    kind
    aggressive
    helpful
  • Erica ran the Chicago Half Marathon and felt "lethargic" afterwards.
    exhausted
    strong
    energetic
    hungry
  • Sometimes, my math homework is tedious, and I want to do something fun instead.
    hard
    fun
    easy
    boring
  • We looked at the "atlas" to figure out where we were going.
    map
    paper
    sky
    phone
  • Dogs that have been abused and neglected are often "wary" around strangers. Eventually, however, they can learn to trust and love people again.
    cautious
    sleepy
    trusting
    friendly
  • As Jamal ran towards the goal on the soccer field, he suddenly rolled his ankle and fell painfully to the ground. He "grimaced", clutching his ankle in pain.
    smiled
    walked
    laughed
    frowned
  • It is "crucial" to win the game if we want to make it to the next round.
    fun
    likely
    relaxing
    important
  • Sean blew out the candles on his 13th birthday cake, thinking about all the changes that would take place in the next "decade". He would graduate from high school before he knew it.
    hundred years
    three years
    ten years
    one year
  • My pet rabbit is an "herbivore"; he never eats meat.
    only eats white meat
    only eats fish
    only eats eggs
    only eats plants